THIRD form students of Queen’s College benefited from a donation of baseball equipment including bats, helmets, balls and protective leg pads from the Guyana Baseball League (GBL) Inc. on Friday.

President of the Baseball League, Robin Singh,highlighted that the school’s Physical Education teacher had reached out to the league to foster the development of the sport in the School.
“With baseball being a fairly new sport in Guyana, we are making these donations to encourage the growth of the sport in Guyana,” he said.He also highlighted that he, like the Minister of Education,Rupert Roopnarine, is plugging for the development of sports in schools.
The GBL president explained that in addition to Queen’s College, two schools in Berbice have also benefited from such a donation. He also highlighted that in addition to the donation of equipment, the league will be providing training for the sport.

He also highlighted that just last year, a team from Guyana travelled to Canada to play baseball. Now, with the advent of such donations to schools, he says that he is expecting to take a stronger team next year.
Also speaking to the Chronicle Sport, was the school’s Physical Education teacher,Osafo Dos Santos. Dos Santos said, “I reached out to the league for this donation to implement a baseball programme in the school with third form students.” He added too that this donation will be able to foster an “appreciation” for this fairly new sport.

The students asserted that each week, on Wednesdays from 15:00hours to 16:00 hours and on Fridays from 13:00hours to about 14:30 hours, they plan to make full use of the donation. Singh and a coach aligned with the league, Devon Douglas,reassured that they would be visiting during these times to lend their knowledge and support.
The president of the League highlighted that he is willing to sponsor similar initiatives and can be contacted on his email: robinsingh@baseballguyana.com